CSU Triumph: Bavarian Vote Gives Merkel Pre-Election Boost
SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - Angela Merkel 2013-09-17
Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer won a resounding victory in a state vote Sunday that bodes well for Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Sept. 22 election. But her junior partner, the FDP, is struggling, which puts a question mark on who will govern with her.